The Highlanders (14-9, 6-5) figure to not have lost much love for CSUN. Following a thrilling double-overtime win over Long Beach State that at the same time helped the Matadors (11-10, 7-3) overtake the No. 1 seed in the Big West Conference, UC Riverside pays a visit to the Matadome looking to push CSUN back down in the standings and avenge an earlier 64-56 defeat at Riverside. The Highlanders are one of three teams tied for third place in the… Read more

Thanks in big part to Super Willie. Full recap here: http://sundial.csun.edu/baddest_in_the_big_west-1.1373154

Galick came up with a defensive rebound and was surprisingly ahead of everyone, so he took off with the ball in a one-man fastbreak. Five seconds later, the ball was lost out of bounds as Galick could only smile at his turnover. Someone in the stands yelled “Willie, you’re a forward, not a guard.” Yeah. He got it. CSUN’s up 48-29 with 11:30 to go in the game.

Cal Poly has outscored CSUN 13-6 to start the second half and cut the lead to 44-29 with 15 minutes to go in the game. No one is sweating it yet, but a couple of Shawn Lewis 3-pointers more and this can get interesting. Well, Lewis just took a seat. Never mind. Now Titus Shelton just tried to stop Tremaine Townsend, but, in trying, almost killed himself (non-literally). Shelton flipped 180 degrees over Townsend’s back. Both big men are fine… Read more

The Matadors have been superior in every way throughout these first 20 minutes and lead 38-16 at the end of the first half. Mark Hill hit a high runner off the glass to close the scoring for now. The scoring has been a total team effort. No Matador has more than six points. Same goes for Cal Poly. I mean … no Mustang has more than six points. They’re shooting 21 percent from the field.

But I seriously believe Cal Poly’s Titus Shelton is getting mugged in the post at times. Still, he only has two free throws to show for it. Oh well, I guess that’s the home court advantage they talk about. And not to sound impartial again, but Tony Osunsanmi’s free throws aren’t exactly a thing of beauty. He’s 0-2.

Because this is a clinic, a defensive one. The half only has four more minutes in it and Cal Poly has only scored 12 points and is shooting 27 percent from the field. They’re 0-6 from the 3-point line. CSUN’s up 34-12. Lorenzo Keeler at the line. Oof! He almost missed. It’s now 34-14 CSUN.

The Matadors are making everything they throw in and Cal Poly can’t even make a wide-open 3-pointer. The Matadors lead 24-6 with seven minutes to go in the first half. It certainly looks like a No. 2 vs. a No. 9. Titus Shelton can’t buy a bucket, or a whistle, for the Mustangs.

Josh Jenkins has had two turnovers early on and just came off the floor slumping his shoulders and looking down. CSUN’s up 13-6 with 11:47 to go in the first half. Cal Poly missed 10 of its first 11 shots. Now back to the game, where Chaz Thomas almost fell into me.